Ethan Hunt's Luckiest Moments In The Mission: Impossible Franchise

It feels like this was a sneaky, quietly powerful year, where no film firmly claimed the mantle of “Best” until late in the year, and the order of numbers 6 through 10 could be changed on any given day, depending on my mood in the moment.

Watch The 10 Best Action Scenes of 2015

At the moment, Christopher McQuarrie is moving his pieces into place for Mission: Impossible 6, becoming the first director ever to pull that repeat off. He knows he’ll have his core team of Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames and probably Alec Baldwin back (seeing as how Rogue Nation ended).

Sean O'Connell
Dec 15, 2015

Why Christopher McQuarrie Refused To Kill Off A Key Mission: Impossible Character

Watch Tom Cruise Hold His Breath For A Ridiculous Amount Of Time In Mission: Impossible Vid

Just when you thought the summer movie season was over, it’s back for one last moment in the sun. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation was already a huge hit in the US. In China, however, it's found itself a new place in the record books.

Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation has already made a ridiculous of money. It’s still in the top five at the domestic box office - even after six weeks of release, which is regularly unheard of during summer blockbuster season. It's far from done making money, though.

Dirk Libbey
Sep 09, 2015

Mission: Impossible Is Going To Make A Fortune In China

Before we fully turn the calendar’s page to September, though, we want to digest everything that happened these past few months. There have been surprises (both good and bad), and lessons learned by the industry and its patrons. Who are summer’s biggest Winners and Losers?

Sean O'Connell
Sep 01, 2015

The Biggest Winners And Losers Of The 2015 Summer Movie Season

Jack Reacher is an ex-military officer who travels the country on a pilgrimage of sorts, stumbling into hardship cases and coming to the rescue of those in need simply because he wants to see good triumph over inherent evils. Reacher’s quiet, unassuming, but larger than life and brimming with confidence.

Sean O'Connell
Aug 24, 2015

How Jack Reacher 2 Will Separate Itself From The Mission: Impossible Movies

When Mission: Impossible 6 Will Probably Hit Theaters

While Rogue Nation is being touted as one of the best action films of the year, it’s influences are much more widespread than that. In fact, Tom Cruise has revealed that the silent comedy genre was a huge inspiration during the conception of Rogue Nation’s most exhilaratingscenes.

Movies Are Using Way More Computer-Generated Shots Than We Thought, Here's The Evidence

The fact that Chris McQuarrie trusted his instincts, and his cast, enough to make that change while already in the process -- and facing an enhanced deadline – shows why he’s one of the strongest working directors out there today.

Sean O'Connell
Aug 04, 2015

Why Mission: Impossible Changed Its Ending In The Middle Of Shooting

We’ve been extremely lucky this summer, as 2015 has had some of the best box office offerings we’ve come across in a good couple of years. Yet amidst the dinosaurs, the fast cars, superheroes, and even the vicious water wars, there’s one film that stands out from the pack.

Mike Reyes
Aug 03, 2015

6 Reasons Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation Is The Best Film Of The Summer

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation continues the story of the IMF, this time pitting them against The Syndicate… an anti-IMF led by Solomon Lane (Sean Harris). Audiences, thankfully, embraced this latest mission, meaning Tom Cruise will be able to get the team back together very soon.

Masks! The Mission: Impossible movies tend to use those, some more than others. Not knowing if and when we'll see someone peel their face off has become part of the suspense of these action films, which is why we've compiled this supercut of the mask-rips featured in the first four Mission: Impossible films.

Kelly West, Jeff McCobb
Aug 01, 2015

Every Great Mission: Impossible Mask Rip From MI:I-IV In One Video

As Honest Trailers points out, with Cruise leading the way and selecting his directors, we’ve been privy to the psycho-drama of Brian De Palma, the shaky-cam of J.J. Abrams, the comic sensibilities of Brad Bird, and the diving sideways while holding two guns amidst a flying flock of doves that John Woo provides.

Gregory Wakeman
Jul 31, 2015

The Mission: Impossible Honest Trailer Has To Admit The Franchise Is Cool

What If Mission: Impossible Replaced Tom Cruise With Chris Farley?

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is a thrill-a-minute summer blockbuster. On top of that, though, it’s one of the year’s most entertaining films. Don’t make the mistake of waiting to see it at home, on cable or VOD.

How The Dark Knight Influenced Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible 5

Edgar Wright planned The World’s End to be the conclusion of his Cornetto Trilogy with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, so continuing this story wasn’t in the cards. Pegg, meanwhile, is crazy busy with Star Trek Beyond, which he’s co-writing and co-starring in. Could it happen eventually? Of course, but it seems like wishful thinking at the moment.

How Mission: Impossible Differs From Bourne And Bond, According To Jeremy Renner

The whole team is back in action this weekend, when Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation opens in theaters on July 31. And if it makes $1 billion globally, and reviews single out Simon Pegg’s heroics (he’s actually fantastic in the film), then we can expect Benji in theaters in 2018.

Sean O'Connell
Jul 27, 2015

Simon Pegg Wants A Mission: Impossible Spinoff Movie

Given the fact that actors frequently look to return to successful franchises, it’s kind of ridiculous that Cruise has managed to avoid cranking out multiple sequels to all of the hits that he has developed over the years.

During the summer season we don't get too long to wait between big action movies and R-rated comedies. As such, this weekend we have the return of Mr. Ethan Hunt and a return for the Griswold family to the ever-elusive Walley World. We've got Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation and Vacation hitting theaters.